Our approach

How we approach our work together to help you grow

Here's our approach that we use to help our clients grow:

We normally kick-off with a brief call. Just to understand where you are with your growth plans and what tax incentives you've explored so far. Don't worry if you're not sure which tax reliefs might apply. This is what we're here for. Don't worry either if you already have an accountant or bookkeeper - we can work alongside them to deliver our expert tax advice

If we think we can help and we're a good fit then we will agree a fixed fee upfront for our services. We don't charge by the hour (or minute!) so there are no surprises and you don't have to worry about calling us for fear of the 'clock ticking'

Our aim is to be as virtual as possible in delivering our help to companies of all sizes across the UK and not be confined by geography. We have large pockets of clients in and around London, Manchester, Midlands, Wales and South East and pretty much everywhere in between!

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We hired ip tax solutions to assist us with R&D tax credits. Their thorough analysis and expert advice positively impacted on our tax position. Steve's a great guy to work with and I've turned to him again to assist us with subsequent projects

Al Mackin ​​​- Co-Founder & CEO at Formisimo/Nudgr

Why our clients choose us as their tax advisors

We are more than 'just R&D tax specialists': with fast approaching 20 years' experience of advising companies from startups to international groups, we understand how the UK tax code fits together. Often one tax incentive has a knock-on effect to another. It is difficult to advise an owner-managed business on just R&D tax credits or SEIS, without taking the whole business and the entrepreneur's affairs into account

Tax advice delivered by qualified accountants: we were set up by Steve Livingston back in 2013 after he had trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Big 4 firm KPMG and appointed as a Tax Partner at a global mid-tier firm thereafter. Steve leads the firm with a close eye on the detail and quality

Friendly and approachable (and a little bit tech-savvy): we are very professional yet we are very approachable. That's very much our ethos. We're also lucky enough to be based in beautiful north wales so we rely on the wonders of technology to keep in touch with our clients -just as if we're sat with you as an extension of your team

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ip tax solutions came to the rescue as we battled with HMRC to get EIS advance assurance. Our situation was quite complicated and they quickly advised a sensible way forward and we were successful in getting EIS status. They also reviewed our R&D tax credit application and this was also successful a few weeks later. Highly recommended - real experts